Efficient material transport
Audi relies on Item staging vehicles
Item supports Audi in the supply of materials with supply trolleys made of aluminum profiles. The approximately 200 trolleys are moved by AGVs and can be quickly converted if production conditions change.
The warehouse and production line for the Audi A8 are separated from each other at the Audi site in Neckarsulm and are on different levels. Goods elevators and driverless transport systems are used to transport the components for vehicle production from the warehouse to the second level. The company was looking for a system that would make optimum use of the storage space in the elevators and could be combined with the automated guided vehicles. At the same time, it had to be stable and flexible enough to be modified.
Audi turned to Item with these specifications. The Solingen-based company had already implemented numerous Karakuri applications, machine housings and other solutions based on Item profile technology at Audi in the past. Item designed and supplied a total of 200 staging trolleys using components from the modular system kits. The frame with a base area of 120 x 120 centimetres consists of aluminum profiles and matching connection technology, including four swivel castors. The connections between the individual components are durable and insensitive to unevenness in the floor.
Each supply trolley is configured for a specific task and can be loaded by employees with up to 24 components in one area. After picking, driverless transport systems transport the staging trolleys to the production areas in the assembly hall. This means that the material is available for assembly as required. If production requirements change, the staging trolleys can be modified within a very short space of time. Other advantages of item supply trolleys include their low weight, ESD protection and ergonomic design. Many provision trolleys have integrated turntables and drawer systems and can be loaded on both sides. The modular systems can be easily retrofitted and extended with tablet holders or additional transport locks, for example. as
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